MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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